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Total porosity

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003875

The fraction of the bulk volume of a rock that is occupied by pore space, regardless of whether the pores are interconnected or isolated. It is expressed as a percentage or a decimal. This measurement includes both effective and ineffective pore volumes, providing an overall indication of the rock's storage capacity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003875
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003875",
  "term": "Total porosity",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The fraction of the bulk volume of a rock that is occupied by pore space, regardless of whether the pores are interconnected or isolated. It is expressed as a percentage or a decimal. This measurement includes both effective and ineffective pore volumes, providing an overall indication of the rock's storage capacity.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/total-porosity/"
}

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